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In his highly anticipated memoir, former Gov. James E. McGreevey writes of his deep love for the man who ended his political career, the destruction of his second marriage and the events that forced him into his stunning admission on national television that he is gay. In "The Confession," the former governor also touches on New Jersey's sometimes seamy political landscape, where cash, cronyism and a handful of powerful men intersect. But the 384-page book focuses mostly on McGreevey's secret life, from his frequent sexual encounters with men at highway rest stops to his infatuation with Golan Cipel, the Israeli...

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said yesterday that stepped-up immigration enforcement must be coupled with a program that will allow foreigners into the country on a temporary basis to seek employment.Chertoff said a new guest-worker program would meet the economic needs of businesses while creating a system to regulate the burgeoning flow of illegal immigrants into the country.snipSens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and John Kyl (R-Ariz.) have proposed a temporary worker visa program requiring foreigners to return to their home countries after two years, and mandating that illegal aliens leave the country to apply for work visas. The senators would add...

August 13, 2004 -- They made strange bedfellows. A devout Roman Catholic and former altar boy, Jim McGreevey is a married father of two and an ambitious politician who became governor of New Jersey. Golan Cipel, 12 years McGreevey's junior, is a dapper-dressed, smooth-talking, poetry-writing, Israeli national and ex-sailor. The two began a sexual relationship — one that ended badly. Sources say Cipel, 35, is poised to file a sex-discrimination lawsuit against McGreevey — and the governor's political career is finished after he admitted being gay and cheating on his wife with a man he put on the state's pay...

<p>On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacked our homeland, ruthlessly exploiting our openness, and killing some 3,000 people from 90 countries. But President Bush and the American people are determined that they shall not shatter our will or shut down our free and democratic society. In response to the attacks, the U.S. and our allies launched a global war on terrorism. At the same time, the president resolved to keep our doors open and our borders secure. We are doing our utmost to balance the need to protect our citizens with the need to preserve America's accessibility.</p>